2007–08 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament November 2020 UEFA Champions League 2007–08 Luzhniki stadium - Moscow.jpg 300px The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow hosted the final Qualifying:17 July – 29 August 2007Competition proper:18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008 Competition proper: 32Total: 76 ENG Manchester United 3 ENG Chelsea 125 330 5380947 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)8 goals 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall. The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, where Manchester United played against Chelsea, making it an all-English final for the first time in the history of the European Cup. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Arsenal in the first knockout round. Association team allocation 76 teams participated in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League from 52 UEFA member associations (not including Liechtenstein). Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient which takes into account the performance of its clubs in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.;http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2006/index.html https://archive.today/20140826090230/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/season=2006/index.html dead 26 August 2014 Country coefficients 2005/06 UEFA associations with a higher league coefficients may enter more clubs than associations with a lower league coefficient, but no association may enter more than four teams. All UEFA associations are guaranteed to have at least one team qualify, with the exception of Liechtenstein, which competes in the Swiss league system, but has no team in the Swiss Super League. One new nation entered their league champion in this year's tournament: Montenegro, following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. The champions from San Marino and Andorra also entered from this year onwards. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2007–08 Champions League:https://kassiesa.net/uefa/access2007.html The access list from UEFA European Cup Football 20 June 2007 Bert Kassies February 2007 UEFA European Cup Football https://web.archive.org/web/20070607184714/http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/access2007.html 7 June 2007 live Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify. Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify. Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify. Associations 16–53 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify. Association ranking For the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2007.html UEFA Country Ranking 2007 Bert Kassies RankAssociationCoeff.Teams1ESP72.74842ITA66.7313ENG63.4864FRA 197450.78135GER48.3646POR44.0417NED41.33128GRE32.0819RUS31.83310ROU31.45711SCO30.37512BEL30.25013UKR26.60014CZE26.57515TUR26.16616SUI25.875117BUL24.29018ISR21.541RankAssociationCoeff.Teams19NOR20.975120AUT20.37521SRB 200419.99922POL18.50023DEN16.95024HUN14.66525CRO14.08326SWE13.24927SVK12.33228CYP10.16529SVN10.16530BIH8.16531FIN7.37332LVA7.16433MDA6.83234GEO6.33135LTU5.83236MKD Macedonia5.331RankAssociationCoeff.Teams37ISL4.832138LIE4.500039BLR 19954.415140IRL4.33141ALB3.66542ARM2.99843EST2.66544MLT2.66545WAL2.33246NIR2.33247AZE1.99948LUX1.83249KAZ1.66650FRO1.66551SMR 18620.00052AND0.00053MNE0.000 Distribution Since the title holders (Milan) qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the third qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:2007/08 UEFA Champions League access list https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7b9f67fce9-46424c7d9be0-1000--madrid-complete-starting-grid/ UEFA 17 August 2007 The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. The champions of associations 23 and 24 (Denmark and Hungary) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round. Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst qualifying round(28 teams)28 champions from associations 25–53 (except Liechtenstein)Second qualifying round(28 teams)8 champions from associations 17–24 6 runners-up from associations 10–1514 winners from the first qualifying roundThird qualifying round(32 teams)7 champions from associations 10–16 3 runners-up from associations 7–9 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6 2 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3 (except title holders Milan)14 winners from the second qualifying roundGroup stage(32 teams)1 current Champions League holder 9 champions from associations 1–9 6 runners-up from associations 1–616 winners from the third qualifying roundKnockout phase(16 teams)8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners-up from the group stage Teams Group stageESP Real Madrid (1st)ITA Milan (4th)THFRA 1974 Marseille (2nd)POR Sporting CP (2nd)ESP Barcelona (2nd)ENG Manchester United (1st)GER VfB Stuttgart (1st)NED PSV Eindhoven (1st)ITA Internazionale (1st)ENG Chelsea (2nd)GER Schalke 04 (2nd)GRE Olympiacos (1st)ITA Roma (2nd)FRA 1974 Lyon (1st)POR Porto (1st)RUS CSKA Moscow (1st)Third qualifying roundESP Sevilla (3rd)FRA 1974 Toulouse (3rd)RUS Spartak Moscow (2nd)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (1st)ESP Valencia (4th)GER Werder Bremen (3rd)ROU Dinamo București (1st)CZE Sparta Prague (1st)ITA Lazio (3rd)POR Benfica (3rd)SCO Celtic (1st)TUR Fenerbahçe (1st)ENG Liverpool (3rd)NED Ajax (PO)BEL Anderlecht (1st)SUI Zürich (1st)ENG Arsenal (4th)GRE AEK Athens (2nd)Second qualifying roundROU F.C. Steaua București (2nd)CZE Slavia Prague (2nd)NOR Rosenborg (1st)POL Zagłębie Lubin (1st)SCO Rangers (2nd)TUR Beşiktaş (2nd)AUT Red Bull Salzburg (1st)DEN Copenhagen (1st)BEL Genk (2nd)BUL Levski Sofia (1st)SRB 2004 Red Star Belgrade (1st)HUN Debrecen (1st)UKR Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)ISR Beitar Jerusalem (1st)First qualifying roundCRO Dinamo Zagreb (1st)LVA Ventspils (1st)IRL Derry City (2nd)Note IRLAZE Khazar Lankaran (1st)SWE IF Elfsborg (1st)MDA Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)ALB Tirana (1st)LUX F91 Dudelange (1st)SVK Žilina (1st)GEO Olimpi Rustavi (1st)ARM Pyunik (1st)KAZ Astana (1st)CYP APOEL (1st)LTU Kaunas (1st)EST Levadia Tallinn (1st)FRO HB (1st)SVN Domžale (1st)MKD Pobeda (1st)MLT Marsaxlokk (1st)AND Rànger's (1st)BIH Sarajevo (1st)ISL FH (1st)WAL The New Saints (1st)SMR 1862 Murata (1st)FIN Tampere United (1st)BLR 1995 BATE Borisov (1st)NIR Linfield (1st)MNE Zeta (1st) Notes Note IRL Republic of Ireland (IRL): Second-placed Derry City were admitted to Champions League after last year champions Shelbourne were denied a Premier Division licence for 2007 due to financial violations.https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0330/216108-shelbourne/ Raidió Teilifís Éireann Shels relinquish Champions League place Round and draw dates The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying First qualifying round 29 June 2007 17–18 July 2007 24–25 July 2007 Second qualifying round 31 July–1 August 2007 7–8 August 2007 Third qualifying round 3 August 2007 14–15 August 2007 28–29 August 2007 Group stage Matchday 1 30 August 2007 18–19 September 2007 Matchday 2 2–3 October 2007 Matchday 3 23–24 October 2007 Matchday 4 6–7 November 2007 Matchday 5 27–28 November 2007 Matchday 6 4 & 11–12 December 2007Group D teams played their Matchday 6 fixtures on 4 December due to Milan's participation in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan on 13 and 16 December. Knockout phase Round of 16 21 December 2007 19–20 February 2008 4–5 & 11 March 2008As both Milan and Internazionale use the San Siro as their home pitch, and both teams were seeded and scheduled to host the second leg of the first knockout round at home, Internazionale's home leg against Liverpool was postponed by one week to 11 March 2008 to accommodate Milan, who were the title holders. Quarter-finals 14 March 2008 1–2 April 2008 8–9 April 2008 Semi-finals 22–23 April 2008 29–30 April 2008 Final 21 May 2008 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Notes Qualifying rounds 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round Q1 Second qualifying round Q2 Third qualifying round Q3 Group stage 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D;8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F; 8px Purple: Group G; 8px Pink: Group H. Europe 50.0675 14.471667 Slavia Pink pog.svg right Europe 51.481667 -0.191111 Chelsea Red pog.svg left Europe 51.555 -0.108611 Arsenal Pink pog.svg right Europe 53.430819 -2.960828 Liverpool Brown pog.svg left Europe 53.463056 -2.291389 Man. United Blue pog.svg right Europe 37.384 -5.9705 Sevilla Pink pog.svg right Europe 39.474656 -0.358361 Valencia Red pog.svg right Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Real Madrid Orange pog.svg top Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Green pog.svg right Europe 43.269722 5.395833 Marseille Brown pog.svg right Europe 45.723889 4.832222 Lyon Green pog.svg left Europe 48.792269 9.232031 Stuttgart Green pog.svg right Europe 51.554503 7.067589 Schalke Red pog.svg right Europe 53.066394 8.837628 Bremen Orange pog.svg right Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Orange pog.svg right Europe 41.933886 12.454786 Roma Blue pog.svg left Europe 41.933886 12.454786 Lazio Orange pog.svg right Europe 45.47808 9.124 MilanInternazionale Yellow-purple dot.svg right Europe 51.441781 5.467442 PSV Purple pog.svg bottom Europe 63.4125 10.405 Rosenborg Red pog.svg right Europe 38.752678 -9.184681 Benfica Yellow pog.svg top Europe 38.761194 -9.160783 Sporting Blue pog.svg bottom Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Brown pog.svg top Europe 44.412806 26.040444 F.C. Steaua Pink pog.svg right Europe 55.791389 37.516111 CSKA Purple pog.svg right Europe 55.849711 -4.205589 Celtic Yellow pog.svg left Europe 55.853206 -4.309258 Rangers Green pog.svg right Europe 40.987778 29.036667 Fenerbahçe Purple pog.svg left Europe 41.039206 28.994742 Beşiktaş Brown pog.svg right Europe 48.020833 37.809722 Shakhtar Yellow pog.svg right Europe 50.433439 30.522114 Dynamo Blue pog.svg right The draw was held on Thursday, 30 August 2007 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The draw was hosted by Pedro Pinto and conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The matches were played between 18 September and 12 December 2007. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Based on paragraph 6.05 in the regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2007/08 UEFA 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070808174931/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf 8 August 2007 higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from all group matches played; higher number of goals scored in all group matches played; higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. Sevilla and Slavia Prague made their debut appearance in the group stage.Excitement builds as draw nears https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c4-0e6e7c26aada-2bde13505bfe-1000--excitement-builds-as-draw-nears/ UEFA 30 August 2007 Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Group G Group G yes no_hide_class_rules Group H Group H yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout phase 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue). Bracket Bracket Round of 16 R16 Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Statistics Statistics exclude qualifying rounds. Top goalscorers Rankhttp://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2008/md13_1_6.pdf UEFA Champions League Press Release – Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 21 May 2008 (after match) UEFA 21 May 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084136/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2008/md13_1_6.pdf 24 October 2012PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played1POR Cristiano RonaldoENG Manchester United81,0622ARG Lionel MessiESP Barcelona6755ESP Fernando TorresENG Liverpool905CIV Didier DrogbaENG Chelsea1,071ENG Steven GerrardENG Liverpool1,1446NED Ryan BabelENG Liverpool5619SWE Zlatan IbrahimovićITA Internazionale625MLI Frédéric KanoutéESP Sevilla714ESP RaúlESP Real Madrid715BRA DeividTUR Fenerbahçe844NED Dirk KuytENG Liverpool892 Squad of the season UEFA's Technical Team selected the following 21 players for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Team of the Tournament.https://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/publications/uefa/uefamedia/75/74/66/757466_download.pdf 2007/08 UEFA Champions League technical report UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 2008 Pos. PositionPlayerTeamGK GoalkeeperNED Edwin van der SarENG Manchester UnitedCZE Petr ČechENG ChelseaGER Manuel NeuerGER Schalke 04DF DefenderSRB Nemanja VidićENG Manchester UnitedENG John TerryENG ChelseaENG Rio FerdinandENG Manchester UnitedFRA Philippe MexèsITA RomaESP Carles PuyolESP BarcelonaENG Jamie CarragherENG LiverpoolMF MidfielderGHA Michael EssienENG ChelseaBRA AlexTUR FenerbahçeENG Paul ScholesENG Manchester UnitedENG Frank LampardENG ChelseaENG Steven GerrardENG LiverpoolESP Cesc FàbregasENG ArsenalFW ForwardENG Wayne RooneyENG Manchester UnitedTGO Emmanuel AdebayorENG ArsenalESP Fernando TorresENG LiverpoolCIV Didier DrogbaENG ChelseaPOR Cristiano RonaldoENG Manchester UnitedARG Lionel MessiESP Barcelona See also 2007–08 UEFA Cup 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 UEFA Super Cup 2008 FIFA Club World Cup 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup References External links 2007–08 All matches – season at UEFA website Champions League at uefa.com All scorers 2007–08 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round https://archive.today/20130701055214/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2008/intro.html 2007/08 UEFA Champions League el - results and line-ups (archive) Association football Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1